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IIT Kanpur partners with Bharat Dynamics for manufacturing ventilators

The indigenous ventilator has been developed by IIT Kanpur's incubated startup

Domestic airlines allowed to operate at up to 45% of total capacity

Airline executives said that demand was primarily unidirectional meaning the aircraft are flying on one route with little passengers

Amid 'Coronil' row, Ramdev's Patanjali insists it broke no regulations

The Haridwar-based company on Tuesday launched "Coronil", claiming it can cure Covid-19

No lockdown in Bengaluru, 'still safer' than other cities: Karnataka govt

There will be only containment zones in the city and regions that have a large number of cases will be sealed

Aarogya Setu to be used with other tools to boost contract tracing in Delhi

The directions point out that the surveillance system will be guided by an IT-driven tool at district and state-level hubs

Tamil Nadu adds 2,516 new cases on Tuesday, total tally at 35,339

The state also tested 23,921 persons for Covid-19 today

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Brazil, India struggle as global cases hit 9 mn

Limited Hajj in Saudi, US economy on recovery path, Sanofi's Covid-19 drug and other global news on the impact of the pandemic

A Covid-19 challenge: Access to water in 5 of India's most populous states

Nearly half (48.3%) the households (in urban and rural India) do not have exclusive access to drinking water and one-fourth of households access it through a public, unrestricted source

Mathematical models on severity of Covid-19 failed in India: IJMR editorial

Several mathematical models projected the severity of pandemic in terms of cases and deaths and at least in the context of India, none of these proved correct

Aramco donates $500,000 to Indian Red Cross Society for Covid-19 relief

Aramco along with UAE's Adnoc is looking to pick up 50 per cent stake in a planned mega 60 million tonne-a-year oil refinery on the west coast

Make full use of Covid-19 testing capacity, expand health infra: PM to CMs

The prime minister, however, stated that the number of recovered patients has also been rising, and added that it is a matter of relief that very few patients needed ICU and ventilator care

After 10 days, Chennai reports less than 1,000 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday

Tamil Nadu state as a whole reports 1,515 new infections, taking total tally to 48,019

Covid-19 testing in Mumbai to take a hit after private players barred

In Delhi too, SRL Diagnostics was told to stop testing certain categories of patients at the end of May for a few days, officials say

Govt urges use of bicycles, EVs to mitigate risk posed by public transport

Several studies have suggested that with health anxiety, commuters would opt for private vehicles. This would add to pollution, congestion and adversely impact road safety

Govt permits few categories of foreigners to enter India amid Covid-19

The Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed certain categories of foreigners, including OCI cardholders and minors who hold OCI cards, whose parents are Indian nationals, a senior ministry official said

Covid-19: Finding ambulances with oxygen a struggle for families in Delhi

154 ambulances have also been converted to dedicated Covid-19 ambulances so the resources are divided between those suffering from the coronavirus infection and those with other diseases

Delhi L-G forms panel to suggest steps to tackle Covid-19 outbreak in city

The six-member panel also includes two members of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria

Substandard sanitisers available in mkt in fight against Covid-19: Research

Researchers discourage the public from buying hand sanitisers from unknown or unreliable e-commerce sites

Covid-19: India does not have community transmission, says ICMR chief

Less than 1% infected, urban slums at higher risk, says India's first serosurvey

Coronavirus pandemic: India surpasses UK, now 4th worst-hit country

India is now at the fourth spot, only behind the US (2,076,495 cases), Brazil (787,489) and Russia (502,436), as per Worldometer figures